Holding device



. F. ABBOTT HOLDING DEVICE Filed Nov. 13, 1923 .INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 26, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRED ABBOTT, F NATTS, CALIFORNIA.

HOLDING DEVICE.

Application filed November 13, 1923.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRED ABBOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of lVatts, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented a new and useful Holding Device, of which the following is a specification.

An object of this invention is to provide an extremely simple and yet durable, neat appearing and dependable improved holding device for stationery and various articles, which it may be desired to retain releasably for use or reference at any time.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved combined stationery holder and writing pad in which the writing pad is maintained at a slight inclination for more convenient inspection by the eye, the resilient portion of the appliance having a convex or offset part which supports the rear end of the writing pad at a slight elevation when the appliance is resting on a level surface.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved combination writing pad and pen or pencil holder.

Referrin to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, Figure l is a perspective view of the complete device; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal mid length section thereof; Fig. 3 is a face view on a reduced scale of the resilient strip, in unbent condition, out of which the holder proper formed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of the appliance.

Referring in detail to the drawings the holder proper consists of an approximately s-shaped strip of resilient material preferably of sheet steel, having free end portions 2 and 3 at one extremity of the 8, one of said end portions being provided with a clamping head a, the other being secured to a base As best seen in Fig. 3, there are two of the ends or limbs 2 separated by an intervening slot 2. In the finished form of the appliance the part 1 is provided with a convex or offset portion 10 which is adapted to support one end of the base at a slight elevation.

The resilient part of the appliance is bent in such a way that the head 4 will hold the writing paper or other material 11 with a moderately firm grip. When it is desired to release the paper the thumb is pressed Serial No. 674,447.

downwardly and backwardly against the limbs 2 while the convex part is in contact with the top of a desk or other support. The result of this pressure will be to lift the head 4 and thereby release the writing paper. The surface of the desk is indicated by the straight line 13 in Fig. 2. 14- designates a pencil-holding clip which is formed from the extension 1d of the blank shown in Fig. 3, a pencil P being shown therein in Fig. 1.

Through each of the free ends of the limbs 2 extend rivets 15 to secure the said limbs to the base 5.

In Fig. 4 is shown a slightly modified form of the invention in which the head 43 is secured to the limb 3 by means of rivets 4 In both forms a hole through the convex portion 10 provides for hanging up the appliance.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise form of parts shown in the drawings, but that various changes which may suggest themselves to those skilled in the art may be made in carrying out the principle of the invention so long as the construction used falls within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A holding device consisting of an approximately 8-shaped strip of resilient material having free or disconnected ends at one extremity of the 8, one of said ends being bifurcated to provide two limbs, the other end of said strip passing between said limbs and being provided with a clamping head, and a base to cooperate with said head to which the other end of said strip is secured.

2. A holding device consisting of an approximately 8shaped strip of resilient material having free or disconnected ends at one extremity of the 8, one of said ends being bifurcated to provide two limbs, the other end of said strip passing between said limbs and being provided with a clamping head, and a base to cooperate with said head to which the other end of said strip is secured, there being an upwardly projecting lip struck up from the portion of said strip between said limbs and adapted to releasably hold a pen or pencil.

FRED ABBOTT. 

